Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
ISBN 13 : 9780954435707
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese Production Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker and published by Redline Books. This book was released on 2004-09-02 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As this book explains, the Japanese did not suddenly become proficient in the design and development of motorcycles when they first appeared in Europe at the end of the 1950s. Instead, the Japanese had been involved with motorcycles since the beginning of the 20th century. True, early Japanese motorcycles copied Western design - a trend that continued for several years after WWII. But soon they designed a succession of highly innovative machinery, not only to the Grand Prix world's benefit but to the paying 'over-the-counter' customer, too. Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha, plus Bridgestone and Tohatsu, have all built and sold racing motorcycles which the public could also buy and enjoy.

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
ISBN 13 : 9780953131181
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mick Walker's Japanese Grand Prix Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker and published by Redline Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the fifth in the Mick Walker Racing Motorcycle series. It covers the Grand Prix Motorcycles from Japan.

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Osprey Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781855321052
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Japanese Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker and published by Osprey Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War II, the Japanese motorcycle industry sought to improve competitiveness in the export field against entrenched European marques and racing was seen as the obvious way to improve credibility and gain publicity. Walker looks at the men, the machines and the events.

Author : Jeffrey W. Alexander
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774858443
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan's Motorcycle Wars written by Jeffrey W. Alexander and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades the crown jewels of Japan's postwar manufacturing industry, motorcycles remain one of Japan's top exports. Japan's Motorcycle Wars assesses the historical development and societal impact of the motorcycle industry, from the influence of motor sports on vehicle sales in the early 1900s to the postwar developments that led to the massive wave of motorization sweeping the Asia-Pacific region today. Jeffrey Alexander brings a wealth of information to light, providing English translations of transcripts, industry publications, and company histories that have until now been available only in Japanese. By exploring the industry as a whole, he reveals that Japan's motorcycle industry was characterized not by communitarian success but by misplaced loyalties, technical disasters, and brutal competition.

Author : Didier Ganneau
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9780760311905
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Century of Japanese Motorcycles written by Didier Ganneau and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one thinks of Japanese motorcycles, the names of Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki immediately come to mind. However, Japan's motorcycle industry has a colorful history dating back to the early 1900s, and includes a variety of minor manufacturers. This book tells the complete story in a timeline fashion of the Japanese motorcycle industry and all its key players over the years. Topics include the reconstruction after World War II, world expansion in the 1950s and 1960s, the golden age of Grand Prix racing, the boom and bust of the early 1980s, and the superbike revolution. Very well illustrated with everything from racing scenes to studio advertisements, and documented with production figure charts and graphs. The authoritative text is written by two motorcycle industry insiders who convey the history of Japanese motorcycle design while detailing its relationship with Japanese culture. Hdbd., 10 x 10, 192 pgs., 150 b&w and 250 color ill.

Author : Cornelis Vandenheuvel
Publisher : MBI Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781870979979
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pictorial History of Japanese Motorcycles written by Cornelis Vandenheuvel and published by MBI Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the Japanese motorcycle industry which started from scratch after World War II and grew to make most of the motorcycles in existence today. It is told in a decade-by-decade narrative treatment commencing in the early 1950s and running through to the 1990s.

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : M-Y Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783180064
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Italian Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker and published by M-Y Books Limited. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author: Mick Walker. Italy has a reputation for style in all things, not least in motorcycles. The first pure-bred Italian motorcycles made their appearance at the beginning of the 20th century and included Bianchi, Borgo, Prinetti & Stucchi and Ferrera. By the 1920s these companies had been joined or replaced by a number of newer concerns. Then came the period of the pentarchia, comprising Benelli, Bianchi, Garelli, Gilera and Guzzi, who fought tooth and nail for a share of the market. The golden age of Italian motorcycling lasted until 1957 when the three largest and most successful teams, FB Mondial, Gilera and Guzzi announced their retirement from the sport. This improved the chances of marques such as MV Agusta, Bianchi, Benelli, Morini and Ducati who continued to fly the red, white and green flag of Italy with considerable success. Italy not only produced a host of world-beating machinery, but also a number of top riders including Carlo Ubbiali, Umberto Masetti, Tarquinio Provini, Libero Liberati and most notably Giacomo Agostini. Contents: Aermacchi, Aprilia, Benelli, Bianchi, Bimota, Cagiva, Ducati, Garelli, Gilera, Laverda, FB Mondial, Morbidelli, Moto Guzzi, Moto Morini, MV Agusta, Parilla, Paton & Rumi. A total of 256 fully illustrated pages.

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
ISBN 13 : 0954435729
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moto Morini written by Mick Walker and published by Redline Books. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
ISBN 13 : 9780954435745
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mz written by Mick Walker and published by Redline Books. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author: Mick Walker. To Kaaden must go the title of the world's greatest ever 2-stroke engineer. Of course, before MZ came DKW, and really this book is the story of both these two great marques from Zschopau in Southern Saxony. The book also covers Simson and the new era with the Skorpion.

Author : Mick Walker
Publisher : Redline Books
ISBN 13 : 9780953131129
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles written by Mick Walker and published by Redline Books. This book was released on 2004-09-02 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under very different political regimes for a considerable period, East and West Germany produced some highly innovative & competitive racing machinery. German motorcycles were often in the vanguard of technical progress & were good enough to win world titles. In this respect, the top names in the solo categories were NSU and Kreidler, while BMW, Fath, Munch, & König did the business on three wheels. Like Japan, Germany was faced with rebuilding a shattered country following World War II. Like the Japanese, they overcame all the problems not only to create an economic miracle, but also to construct world-beating motorcycles. Germany's success contributed to the development of the sport in a wide variety of ways -- engineers, machines, riders, circuits, & even record-breakers.